Sounds of Silence

AUTHOR(S)

Sullivan, Andrew

PUB. DATE

January 2001

SOURCE

New Republic;01/15/2001, Vol. 224 Issue 3, p6

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Describes the arrival of United States President George W. Bush's transition team in Washington, D.C. Comparison to the staff of former President Bill Clinton; Bush's inarticulateness as a balm after the blathering of Clinton; Cabinet of grown-up chief executive officer-style politicians more skilled and experienced than Bush is; Most structurally powerful Cabinet since President Dwight D. Eisenhower's; Reasons anyone would miss the Clinton era; Sense of entitlement; Narrowness of vision; Politics as tedious but effective management.

ACCESSION #

3953073

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